Glial Cell Loss in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex, a Subregion of the Prefrontal Cortex, in Subjects with Schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 882-888

  Stark, Anette K ^a   Uylings, Harry B M ^b   Sanz Arigita, Ernesto ^b   Pakkenberg, Bente ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CELL VOLUME; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 2442558085     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.5.882     Document Type: Article

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